Lukashenko and Putin discussed key issues

On the evening of February 8, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation. The main topics discussed were the preparation and timing of the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, the agenda of the meeting, and other organizational issues of the event, where key aspects of the integration cooperation between the countries are expected to be considered. The presidents also discussed a number of current issues in Belarusian-Russian relations, focusing on the implementation of joint projects, the common agenda of the heads of state, and the dynamics of the regional situation.

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The Supreme State Council of the Union State is the highest-level body where issues of integration cooperation between Belarus and Russia are considered.